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Teaching Bots To Walk Like Bugs (VIDEO)
Scientists have developed a controller that can generate complex gaits in a six-legged robot, allowing the automaton to mimic the movement of insects.
A Blood Test For Alzheimer’s Disease
Researchers have developed a blood test that can diagnose Alzheimer’s disease with 90 percent accuracy.
Johnson & Johnson Innovation Invests US$3.9 Million In Singapore R&D
Three Singapore-based teams working on myopia, cancer and liver disease will receive funding over the next three years.
2018 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award Winners Announced
For their outstanding contributions to their fields of research, these four women scientists from Asia received 2018 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards.
A Peek At The Brain Through See-Through Skulls
Scientists in China have developed optical clearing agents that can make the skulls of living mice transparent, allowing high resolution imaging of brain structures.
Even Children Value Equal Outcomes
The concepts of fairness and equal outcomes are valued even in five- to six-year-old children, according to researchers in Japan.
Gene Flow Halted By Fragmented Forests
Scientists have used landscape genetics to determine how to better conserve river floodplain ecosystems and maintain the genetic diversity of endangered maple trees.
Alibaba Launches First AI Research Institute Outside Of China
NTU Singapore and Alibaba Group have launched a joint research institute for developing artificial intelligence technologies.
A Bright Way To Detect Dangerous Gases
Researchers in Japan have developed a fluorescent sensor that allows solvent vapors to be detected by the naked eye.